THE JUDAS B R I E F THE J U D A S B R I E F Who Really Killed Jesus? GARY GREENBERG ." . ontin .... m . , " ,. " • , ... ow n.. c .. '. . _ .... '00,. 1" "'. ." ...... Grooop ""' 10 ~u.dnI ,-, Now Yon.. NY n.. C io_IrAmaI_l'llbij.'"" Grooop lI<J n.. TOW<'< ..i l .... " YoriIll.,.cI, L>ooIon SE, 1t'oo"X ...... "'"" ", ",,."""k, ...... .... 11 .;p.. Ii. . ' .«1. No 1'"" '" moo """k ...y be f"I"I""doctd, orottd in • ""'. .... .1 'Y'1<",,'" , ...._..J< 1u«1,, .,•, •n 1 ,""", ... by . n1 _on" ..... ~. nwdI.ouuL phoo~ IN .... .,.,.,.. .., ",i_ t~ ... "". . pormOJOioa 0/ th< I"'~'~ 0J0nsr-c."k>Ii ... 1;1:0-• .,. '" ·'"·l'IIbl;,..'io;n D ... r"f)", G....,~ '9'J~ ",. J.d>.. I>ritI , ..I .<> .... 11, k;lWod j .." ,11 Co.,. G«ornb.rs. ,rn. p. ]ndU<io< IM!.I~.I ",fm,,,,,. ..0 4 .....x . h" "m-' EllS" ~1 ..... -P........ ,. J<- C!>not_ ...." y.L .. J<- Chtt .. J-os T. am_Rd". .......d ,........ •. ""'" Cb<, ..- -1I;,-,c..,.. I. Totlr. n ,Jj.G,. ...., .,<-" lieu _.m C<xmn_ II .......1 0« 01 r ............ 1_0". .. 0 ..... fI"JIit -.ttd to ,hoo, ... "''''''''''"' pohH Ii "' ...... flfwt. ... ttd_ of ibct "",., d_ ....-I', 2 ..d _ ....... I ,woj '0_ ,1000 ..l oon 'o~ _..,. .." woo.« r", _ """""-.., ... _ ...... ... ,.t.d popn-. ~ "Wh., is truth?" "TItt scrit>eo .nJ to. Ph.ri.ecs '" on loA"..,.' ...." 'herdor<:, Jo wh.«vc' they t • ..,h you and follow it," -.I. ." , of N."'<t~, M.<thew 'J" -J For all the Jewish children who were beaten up by their Christian schoolmates for " killing Jesus" CONTENT S NOTH ON A:<D CITATION, TH!o1!NOlOG~ " CHHTU , jn.. • in the Dotk, },j/';I<I in 'he CJi"i, , CH~PTH l The Grupe/;: FQ(!, Fic/ion, or Spuu/,;/jonr " CHHTH l £.dy Non-Gospel P"",ion Acwunt> H CHAPTER • Rd igiW!' Outlou";,, Roman ' ..a el " CIlHTE~ j PI/.lIe O .. "ide of the Co.pd. " CHAPT£R • W~S Pi/ale ThaI Bad! ""! CHAnE" 7 What Do W~ R~~11y K~ow abo", Judas? '" CHAPTH I Pharisu., prj"t. !iJ:dd"~u,, H~",m. ~nd 'H <.:UHTH 9 ;" ... J~'"' J~ km ," CHHTH ' " The A". .. '" CHHH l 1 L Th~ J~u;;';' Pro«di~g, ,= CHHTH 12 0"",,,,.,,, The R"""", Gmpei rroa!.d;~iI"'" '" CHA.P.U.R I J TN R""",n II"",..., Pro<t.d;~g,, '" Cntjc~1 CHHTH I_ WI"" Really Happlmed? '" INOH '" NOTES ON TERMINOLOGY AND CITAT I ONS UNLUS O~"U"'Si ,~·IlI(AUD •• 1I bibbc~1 qUOl.,,"'" or, from.1I< New R• •i ..d S""d,ud V.,,;oo= .11 JOO¢pbu, qu". ..; "", au hom , .... Wali • ., ,,,,,,".r,,,,,;.11 Whi""" Ph,1o q""'01~""'« from the C. O. Y<mg. ,"n.I~· ,jon; all Mi,ho.h qUOIOtK>U' ,,' ('IN\'! .h. j.«.h N"",oo< ,,"",1' ''''0:.11 quo •. , •. ,.,. irom ,he .arly <hurdo (. .h e,.. a" from .;.b« The tlnlt·Munt Fa/bt" by Alex.nder Kobo:n. and J'm<S Do".ldson /"'.~ by A. 0.". land Cox.) <x Th. Ni«"" a~" I'os./-N!'e»t fa,h." by Philip Sch. ff. WlH:n citing .",i.nt >our«., indudrng the ,.,If ch"",h (.,hen, I gener .lIy U5< ".oo" d >chobrly 'n,.irukp"'I<knt /onna!>, FOI >om< of th< 1J\Qr< ,,""ur. <" hard to find w,i,ing. of the ... If .hu«h I.,h. ... J h. ... . bo ,,,",I .. ;.,,,. i",]udc:J the fer ,;,• •i on losm.,. . "'hId, >t. k')'N to ,h. "<lI.d obov<. Ci •• ",_"" <0 ,he II HD rd" .0 ,h. /lnc/tvT Iljbk D~tion.1ry_ ""ipt",," ".1\ I uo.< ,he ,<tm ").",ioh f<:" ",h.t Chrima". tho Old T. .c .· ....." , nd Je", ... 11 ,~. T.n.kh, ! use ,he .<tm "Rom,n bue!"." deoc"be ,hI ....u ! Ro"",,.-.;ootroU.d provinc .. ond «rri,ol;<>-iDduding Jude" ;am". ., .nd G.Jile<-!h., loo,dy c')lT"pond '0 ,h. """Ofy fint-«O'"IY J<w. bdi<,. .d '0 h. .. b<.D ruled 0,..1 by KiDS David .nd which w ..." .... UY ru .... OV'<! by .he :\I>«.b.eo in 'It<...,cmd ....d 6 ..." «n'"Iin BCE, H,rod ,he G. .a t in ,he lint cen'ury OCE, .1><1 Agrippa J in , .... nnt «n,ury Cr.